"Dr. Trumbull said to take her outdoors for a
walk every day, rain or shine," returned Daniel,
obstinately.

"But Dr. Trumbull didn't say to take her out if
it rained fire and brimstone, I suppose," said Sarah
Dean, viciously.

Daniel looked at her with mild astonishment.

"It is as much as that child's life is worth to take
her out such a day as this," declared Sarah, viciously.

"Dr. Trumbull said to take no account of the
weather," said Daniel with stubborn patience, "and
we will walk on the shady side of the road, and
go to Bradley's Brook. It's always a little cool
there."

"If she faints away before you get there, you
bring her right home," said Sarah. She was almost
ferocious. "Just because YOU don't feel the heat,
to take out that little pindlin' girl such a day!" she
exclaimed.

"Dr. Trumbull said to," persisted Daniel, al-
though he looked a little troubled. Sarah Dean
did not dream that, for himself, Daniel Wise would
have preferred facing an army with banners to going
out under that terrible fusillade of sun-rays. She